India reports 30,548 new COVID-19 cases, 435 deaths

India’s daily coronavirus cases tally continues to dip further as only 30,548 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Monday. India reported less than 50,000 new daily cases for the ninth continuous day. The last time daily new cases crossed the […]

COVID-19: Manipur to conduct sero survey in four districts

Manipur is all set to conduct sero survey from November 30 to determine the local spread of COVID-19. The step has been taken up in view of the rise in active cases last month. Talking to Northeast Live, State Surveillance Officer, Dr Somorjit Ningombam stated that population-based seroepidemiological investigation of COVID-19 in Manipur will be […]

With spike of 44,878 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 87-lakh mark

With 44,878 new COVID-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours, India’s total cases surged to 87,28,795, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Friday. With 547 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the toll has mounted to 1,28,668. The total number of active cases in the country stands […]

Global coronavirus tally touches 52 million mark

Global coronavirus cases touched the 52 million mark, two days after hitting the grim milestone of 50 million. The exact case count stood at 51,817,846 as of Wednesday (local time). The number of confirmed virus-related death reached 1,278,086, according to data provided by Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the United States has till now recorded as […]

Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine more than 90 pc effective in first analysis

The coronavirus vaccine developed by drug giant American Pfizer and German biotechnology firm BioNTech was more than 90 per cent effective at protecting people from infection as compared to placebo saline shot, according to an analysis. The analysis was conducted by an independent data monitoring committee that met Sunday. “I would say it is a […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tests positive for COVID-19

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday announced he has been tested positive for coronavirus. In a tweet, Zelenskiy said that he has been tested positive for the virus despite all the quarantine measures. “There are no lucky people for whom #COVID19 does not pose a threat. Despite all the quarantine measures, I received a positive […]

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 50 million mark

The global coronavirus caseload has breached the 50 million cases mark, according to the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University on Sunday (local time). The exact number of COVID-19 cases worldwide stands at 50,325,072 while the number of fatalities due to the disease worldwide stands at 1,255,489. As many as 32,980,472 patients across the world […]

India crosses 85-lakh COVID-19 cases with 45,674 new infections

India crossed 85-lakh COVID-19 cases with 45,674 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Sunday. With 49,082 new recoveries, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries are 78,68,968, while total positive cases stand at 85,07,754, including 5,12,665 active cases. The country reported 559 deaths, taking the total toll to […]

Meghalaya’s COVID-19 tally crosses 10,000 mark

The COVID-19 tally in Meghalaya crossed the 10,000 mark, as 68 more people tested positive for the virus on Saturday. The 68 new cases pushed the state’s overall tally to 10,047, while two patients succumbed to the virus. The fresh cases have been reported from East Khasi Hills district (24), West Jaintia Hills (18), Ri-Bhoi […]